Surges in ED cases test capacity at MUH

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Surges in those presenting at A&E, early onset of winter illnesses and the fact that more people in Mayo are living longer, accounts for Mayo University Hospital having had to issue a stream of public notices in recent times advising people to avoid turning up at the Emergency Department unless absolutely necessary.

General Manager has faith in Mayo University Hospital

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Mayo University Hospital has faced some challenges in its time - not least the recent covid 19 pandemic. However, General Manager at MUH, Catherine Donohoe, is confident HSE staff and management can keep public health services running efficiently in the busy county town facility, as more and more people around Mayo enjoy longer lifespans - up to 100 years and beyond.

Worthy winners to be honoured at Mayo People Awards

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Fifteen individuals and groups will be honoured at the 28th Mayo People of the Year Awards gala function in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, on Friday November 11. The event is organised annually by Mayo Rehab, Mayo County Council, and The Connaught Telegraph, with the funds going to the provision of services for Mayo Rehab. The function will be compered by Teresa O’Malley of Midwest Radio and Henry Mcglade of iMayo TV and music on the night will be provided by the Brose Walsh Band.

Erris Family Resource Centre campaign is a success

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

The FRC for Erris campaign was brought to a successful conclusion on Tuesday October 25 last when Tusla CEO Bernard Gloster and Regional and Area Managers gave confirmation to the local steering committee that a family and community support service would be funded for the large rural community, in Northwest Mayo.

Mayo Cancer Support’s branding makeover has sporting greats in a spin

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

High-ranking members of GAA royalty were among the many people that turned out in force in Castlebar on Thursday, October 27, when local charity, Mayo Cancer Support, unveiled its spectacular re-branding. The charity, which has been providing free emotional supports to local people affected by cancer for over two decades, has unveiled a brand new logo and website – www.mayocancersupport.ie

The eye catching new branding was revealed at Sip or Spin – a 12-hour fundraising coffee morning and spin-a-thon hosted in aid of Mayo Cancer Support by The Movement Gym and DNA Coffee at Lough Lannagh Leisure Complex in Castlebar. Among the spinners were local footballing legends, Martin Carney, Willie Joe Padden and John Maughan (a member of the board of Mayo Cancer Support) as well as the proprietor of The Movement Gyms, Andy Moran.

Tánaiste states Western Rail Corridor case is strong

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has stated that the case for the Western Rail Corridor is strong. He was responding to Mayo Deputy Alan Dillon who raised the issue of the long-awaited development of the Western Rail Corridor in Dáil Éireann recently.

Government has let Mayo people down on Turf ban

Fri, Nov 04, 2022

Mayo Sinn Féin TD has hit out at the government and TDs in Mayo for 'pushing through a ban on turf as we face into winter during and a cost-of-living crisis'.

Deputy Conway-Walsh said: “Sinn Féin brought forward a motion to scrap the turf ban back in April that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael TDs in Mayo voted against despite claiming to oppose the ban. It was another example of some TDs playing opposition in the constituency and voting with government up in Dublin.

Worthy winners to be honoured at Mayo People awards

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

Fifteen individuals and groups will be honoured at the 28th Mayo People of the Year Awards gala function in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, on Friday November 11. The event is organised annually by Mayo Rehab, Mayo County Council, and The Connaught Telegraph, with the funds going to the provision of services for Mayo Rehab. The function will be compered by Teresa O’Malley of Midwest Radio and Henry Mcglade of iMayo TV and music on the night will be provided by the Brose Walsh Band.

Magdalene Asylums and Industrial Schools in Castlebar and Westport – part 2

Thu, Nov 03, 2022

On 14 October 1845, Daniel O’Connell had breakfast with the Sisters of Mercy at their new convent building on Altamont Street, Westport. One hundred and eighty years after work on the project began in October 1842, the dilapidated structure is a testament to a long and complex history.

Castlebar councillors recommend sale of old library

Wed, Nov 02, 2022

A resolution to recommend that Mayo County Council dispose of the old Castlebar library by selling to a private buyer, was agreed by Castlebar councillors this week - with just one dissenting voice, Cllr Michael Kilcoyne. The matter will now go back before Mayo County Council for approval by members.

The land in question was purchased by Mayo County Council circa 1939 for £250 for the purposes of providing a library building, which opened in November 1942 and operated as the County library up to the early 2000s before relocating to a larger premises at John Moore Road, Castlebar. The property was fully vacated in 2007.

Nobody has a clue what’s happening in county town - say councillors

Tue, Nov 01, 2022

A sense of bafflement pervaded the October meeting of Castlebar MD on Wednesday afternoon last, in which several local councillors said they really had no clue what is going on in the town - and even a government TD didn’t know what was going on either.

The information deficit was highlighted by Cllr Donna Sheridan, who raised the matter of a third international refugee protection centre tipped to open at the Breaffy House Resort today (Friday), saying: “I have no information on the number of Ukrainians coming in or refugees from other countries to Castlebar but I hear we have a third international protection centre opening in this town now.

Property tax to remain the same in Mayo for next two years

Fri, Sep 16, 2022

Mayo County Council has voted to not vary the Local Property Tax (LPT) rate in the county for the next two years at the September meeting of the local authority which took place this week.

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